New Zealand Sugar Company has been fined for manufacturing, distributing and selling sugar products that were contaminated with lead during transport.

In November and December 2021, the company, trading as Chelsea Sugar, recalled thousands of packs of sugar because of potential low lead levels.

Two other product recalls were needed

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Food safety officials in New Zealand are probing a series of botched recalls involving sugar because of lead contamination linked to transportation.

In early November, Chelsea Sugar recalled specific batches of Chelsea, Pams and Woolworths brand raw and brown sugar because of lead contamination.

Chelsea Sugar detected the issue as
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